Gustav willeinghaus



(No- Model.)

G. WIVLLVRINGH'AUS. r v I TRAVBLING BAG. No. 517,182. Patented Mar. '27,1894.

WITNESSES:

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WASHINGTON. a. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV WILLRINGHAUS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO GUSTAV BERNHEIM,OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRAVELING-BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,182, dated March27, 1894.

Application filed December 19, 1893- Serial No. 494,126- (No model- Toall whom it may concern.-

B e it known that I, GUSTAV WILLRI'NGHAUS, acltlzenof the United States,residing in the city of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Traveling-Bags, of which the followingis a specification.

My Invention relates to an improved constructlon of traveling-bags ofthe type known to the trade as cabinet-bags; and, its obect 1s toprovide a substantial, convenient and neat form of traveling-bag,cheaply constructed and within the means of all.

My invention consists in a traveling-bag havlng a box-like body,twqgovers for clos- 1ng the open top of the body, pivoted at their endsto the ends of the body, and having side-flaps that are attachedat..their lower endsto the sides of the body, so as to form connectingstays between the covers and body, as will be fully describedhereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

On even date herewith, I have executed an application for a patent for atraveling-bag slmllar in the main-feature to this, excepting that thesides of the, covers are detached and straps are applied for firmlysecuring the covers 1n position. In the present invention, however, thestraps are dispensed with, as the attaching of the covers to the sidesof the body obviates the necessity thereof.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceedto describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of my improvedtraveling-bag, showing the same in closed and open position,respectively. Figs. 3 and 4: are vertical transverse sections, showlngthe bag in closed and open position, respectively. Fig. 5 is a brokendetail section on line 55, Fig. 4.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings,the box-like body A comprises parallel sidesa, and parallel ends b, forming an oblong receptacle. This body ispreferably made of leather, but it may be made of any other material,such as canvas. The open top of the body is closed over by two covers EE which are made to meet along the middle thereof, and at their endswhich pass outside the ends of the body they are pivoted or hinged tothe ends of the body between the sides thereof. Preferably they 5 areboth hinged upon one pivot pin or axis D, as shown, but this is notessential, as the two covers may be hinged upon separate axes. Thecovers are made stiff enough to retain their shape and are preferablyconstructed with the usual metal jaws or stiffening frames 0. C whichextend longitudinally of the body, the outer jaw 0 closing over theinner one making a neat finish at the meeting-edges of the covers,besides stiffening them and affording the requisite strength forsustaining the bag when suspended from the handle g. In the constructionshown the jaws G C are pivoted together and to the ends of the bag bodyby means of pivot-pins D which pass through the hinge-eyes formed on thejaws, and are screwed, riveted, or otherwise attached to a plate Dfastened inside each of the ends of the bag body by rivets cl (1 orotherwise. Thus the jaws are so mounted as to permit them to swingfreely when required, being retained in place by means of the heads d ofthe pivot-pins and the washers (1 confined by said heads. It is quiteevident that other means of hinging the jaws to the ends may be resortedto by skilled mechanics, without. departing from the scope of myinvention, it being necessary, however, that the hinge connections belocated approximately in the position illustrated.

The covers E, E, are suitably secured at their inner edges to therespective jaws C C, and are provided with downwardly-extendingside-wings or flaps e, e, which are each secured at their bottom edgesto the sides a 0 of the body A by suitable means, such as by a line ofstitching c and which form connecting stays between the covers and thebody. These covers E E are connected at the ends by means of smallpieces of material or gus- 5 sets E with the pivots of the plate D, soas to form the ends of the covers E E, said g'ussets being securedthereto by suitable stitching.

A lock F of any suitable construction se- 10o cures the closing-jaws inclosed position, and to facilitate opening them a finger-piece gattached to one jaw and a handle 9 attached to the other jaw arepreferably provided.

In the act of opening the bag, the jaws and covers move outwardly anddownwardly over the mouth of the body, the flexibility of the attachedside-flaps permitting a perfectly free and easy movement. When the bagis closed the attachment of the side-flaps to the body steadics the jawsand covers and holds them firmly over the mouth of the body.

It is evident that my improvements are also applicable to trunks andother like receptacles, and I therefore do not limit myself totraveling-bags.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new,and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a box-like body, of twocovers hinged to the ends of the body between the sides, and providedwith sideflaps attached at their lower ends to the sides of the body, soas to form connecting stays for said covers, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, witha box-like body, of closing-jaws hinged to theends of the body, between the sides and covers attached to the jaws andprovided with endpieces or gussets and with side flaps, the former beinglocated outside of the ends of the body and the lat ter being attachedat their lower ends to the sides of the body, substantially as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAV WILLRINGIIAUS.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. WHEnLocK, K. R. BRENNAN.

